Easy NY Style Pizza Sauce
By Jesse Pricer
Quick, easy, inexpensive, delicious and healthy NY style pizza sauce.
Ingredients
- Canned crushed tomatoes (Jesse's Note: I really like to use Cento crushed tomatoes, which are widely available).
- Tomato paste to thicken (if needed)
- Olive oil (extra virgin preferred)
- Fresh basil leaves, torn (or ½ tsp dried)
- Dried oregano
- Salt (adjust to taste)
- Sugar (optional)
- Garlic powder (or 1 garlic clove, minced)
- Onion powder (optional)
- Black pepper (optional)
Instructions
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Step 1
In a bowl, combine tomatoes with tomato paste, olive oil, basil, oregano, salt, and optional spices.
Step 2
Taste and adjust salt or sugar to balance acidity.
Step 3
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1–2 hours (or overnight) to allow flavors to develop.
💡 Refrigerator: Store up to 5 days in an airtight container. Freezer: Store up to 3 months in sealed containers or zip-top bags.
Author
Jesse Pricer
Restaurateur & Founder
Jesse Pricer is the founder of Festa and the driving force behind the brand's mission: to make wood-fired cooking accessible, social, and genuinely fun. Before launching Festa, Jesse owned and operated his own restaurant — an experience that shaped everything about how he thinks about food, equipment, and the moments that happen around a table. After years of hosting backyard pizza nights, running a professional kitchen, and testing every oven on the market, Jesse set out to build something better — an oven engineered for real people who want real results without the learning curve. Every detail of the Festa oven, from the dual-burner system to the stone geometry, reflects Jesse's belief that great food brings people together. His restaurant background means he doesn't just understand what makes a great oven — he understands what makes a great experience. When he's not refining the next Festa product, you'll find him in the backyard doing exactly what he built the brand to do — cooking for the people he loves.
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